Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

2,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.29/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 616 lb · 108 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.53/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 578 lb · 94 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.33/cwt ≈ $886/hd at 713 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,132	3,317	2,027
Feeder cattle	1,962	3,117	1,957
Slaughter cattle	170	200	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of 400-500 lb steers calves sold with a lower undertone, 500-600 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, spots 7.00 lower, 600-700 lbs sold steady, 700-750 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs were not well tested with last week. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady sold on comparable sales and over 700 lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate to good on moderate offering. The 700-750 lb steers got back all they lost last week and a little more on a much more active 700-750 lb market than last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on mostly average dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–446	431	17	176.50–180.00	$177.78	$766	-11.33
474	474	5	176.00	$176.00	$834	-8.17
518–538	527	54	162.00–169.00	$166.95	$880	-6.30
553 thin fleshed	553	10	164.00	$164.00	$907	—
569–597	581	84	148.25–153.00	$151.17	$878	-7.08
600–642	616	108	142.00–148.50	$146.29	$901	+0.30
684–689	686	27	139.00–143.50	$140.67	$965	-1.25
700–705	702	9	127.00–130.00	$129.00	$906	-3.39
701–738	722	80	136.00–143.50	$142.30	$1,027	+9.91
752–757	755	6	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$910	-13.86
776–778	776	19	123.75	$123.75	$960	-10.61
800–846	841	73	121.75–124.00	$122.08	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	339	9	179.00–186.00	$183.80	$623	—
383–384	383	10	176.00–178.00	$177.20	$679	-13.22
405–442	423	19	165.00–173.00	$169.80	$718	—
469–495	487	43	162.00–171.00	$168.85	$822	-2.84
515 thin fleshed	515	8	168.00	$168.00	$865	—
511–545	526	10	153.00–163.00	$158.73	$835	-1.84
555–592	570	30	137.00–153.00	$145.50	$829	-0.73
609–623	615	28	133.00–140.50	$135.73	$835	-5.03
641	641	4	130.00	$130.00	$833	-10.76
650–675	664	29	134.00–137.00	$135.48	$900	+0.82
721	721	4	131.00	$131.00	$945	+2.49
800–814	809	6	116.75–120.00	$117.82	$953	-7.70

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	3	125.00	$125.00	$906	—
916–941	919	51	120.00	$120.00	$1,103	—
968	968	48	121.00	$121.00	$1,171	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001	1001	7	105.00	$105.00	$1,051	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1243	1243	3	96.00	$96.00	$1,193	—
1225–1360	1293	4	105.00–108.00	$106.37	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	3	151.00	$151.00	$639	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	4	162.00	$162.00	$552	—
351–383	363	16	161.00–167.00	$164.63	$598	—
410–428 thin fleshed	413	23	164.00–169.50	$168.57	$696	+6.57
414–447	430	33	149.50–160.00	$154.63	$665	-0.87
456–495	479	36	149.00–158.00	$153.47	$735	+3.34
503–538	526	73	141.00–147.00	$143.49	$755	+0.41
550–599	576	58	132.00–137.50	$135.13	$778	+2.10
593	593	19	126.00	$126.00	$747	-7.03
607–630	628	29	128.00–134.50	$130.90	$822	-0.18
652–653	652	23	128.25–131.00	$128.61	$839	—
703–716	713	92	120.50–125.25	$124.33	$886	—
785	785	30	117.10	$117.10	$919	-6.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	332	12	142.00–149.00	$146.41	$486	-11.85
475–490	484	17	137.00–143.00	$139.63	$676	+2.02
501–548	536	53	129.00–140.00	$132.65	$711	-4.41
555–594	577	17	123.00–129.00	$125.78	$726	-1.28
614–628	622	10	124.00–129.00	$125.97	$784	-1.62
623–648	640	21	115.00–120.00	$118.15	$756	-1.85
672	672	3	114.00	$114.00	$766	-7.69
663–696	681	14	117.00–122.00	$119.80	$816	+1.20
750–764	758	20	114.25–117.50	$115.70	$877	-1.05
822	822	3	112.75	$112.75	$927	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	6	116.00	$116.00	$646	+1.00
798	798	6	104.50	$104.50	$834	—
911	911	7	111.00	$111.00	$1,011	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1113–1148	1131	5	96.00–98.00	$97.19	$1,099	—
1140–1265	1207	3	101.00–103.00	$102.03	$1,232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	3	133.00	$133.00	$728	-5.72
553	553	3	130.00	$130.00	$719	+16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1205	1015	85-90%	26	44.00–49.50	$46.65	$473	—
835–1210	1051	85-90%	16	35.50–43.50	$40.08	$421	-0.50
1085–1115	1103	85-90%	3	52.50–55.00	$53.49	$590	+5.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1415	1248	80-85%	18	49.00–55.00	$51.89	$648	—
1150–1380	1278	80-85%	9	43.50–48.00	$46.63	$596	-0.51
1285	1285	80-85%	1	57.50	$57.50	$739	+10.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1655	1534	75-80%	6	46.00–50.00	$48.45	$743	-6.04
1405–1750	1573	75-80%	9	50.50–58.50	$54.94	$864	-6.13
1490–1685	1596	75-80%	4	63.50–68.00	$65.68	$1,048	+4.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1935	1648	2	71.00–76.50	$73.27	$1,207	—
1565–2305	1891	16	77.50–86.50	$81.34	$1,538	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.